This house is located on the Stage Island, a small hilly peninsula surrounded by Stage Harbor and its marshland. Budgetary limitations led to a compact plan and efficient use of volume. To keep it affordable, simple inexpensive interior finishes were also used. The living spaces are mostly square in plan with a relatively low ceilings....
Compact House with Efficient Floor Plan – House on Port Fortune
This house is designed to be compact in both its planning and in its massing. An efficient floor plan with a nearly square footprint, and a simple shape that is wrapped with shingles and topped with gambrel roofs, led to an object-like form. The site is very tight. A house of this size was allowed...